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The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and the FEIS Reevaluation Report state that air quality will improve due to the proposed expansion project since traffic congestion will be reduced. However, these reports fail to address the air quality impacts of the increased traffic that will be using the freeway due to the increased capacity, bringing with them more pollutants. Increased traffic volume will create increased pollutant emissions that were never evaluated in the FEIS or the Reevaluation Report. These impacts must be analyzed.
Of concern to a number of citizens was the potential of increased particulate matter and the impact of that particulate matter on the lives of area residents and their children.
Do toll roads increase pollution? If so, how can we replace lanes dedicated to reducing pollution with lanes that increase pollution?
Many issues were raised concerning the potential noise impacts of the proposed project. Many commentors advocated the use of a depressed highway section as a means of reducing noise impacts.
The prevailing winds seem to cause an increase in traffic noise. Is wind considered as a factor in the noise modeling analysis?
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